Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
If You Need Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
About 20 percent of wound care patients are candidates for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). This is a treatment in which the patient breathes 100 percent oxygen while inside a clear pressurized chamber.
This increased oxygen promotes wound healing by:
- Stimulating small blood vessel growth
- Promoting new skin growth
- Helping to fight infection
- Speeding up the healing process
Several conditions benefit from HBOT including:
- Diabetics with a wound that is slow to heal, or is not healing
- A person with damaged tissue from radiation therapy
- Someone with a skin graft that has a questionable blood supply
- Certain infections of the bone and/or skin
- Traumatic injuries and post-surgical wounds that are failing to heal
Our Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy program was reaccredited in 2023 (valid for three years) by the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) for meeting the highest standards of care and patient safety throughout a rigorous evaluation of the facility, equipment, staff, and training.
